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hat

Syllabification: (hat)
Pronunciation: /hat/

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Definition of hat

noun

  • a shaped covering for the head worn for warmth, as a fashion item, or as part of a uniform.
  • used to refer to a particular role or occupation of someone who has more than one:wearing her scientific hat, she is director of a pharmacology research group

Phrases

be all hat and no cattle

informal tend to talk boastfully without acting on one’s words.

hat in hand

used to indicate an attitude of humility:standing on the stoop of his ex-wife’s house, hat in hand

keep something under one's hat

keep something a secret.

pass the hat

collect contributions of money from a number of people for a specific purpose.

pick something out of a hat

select something, especially the winner of a contest, at random.

take one's hat off to (or hats off to)

used to state one’s admiration for (someone who has done something praiseworthy):I take my hat off to anyone who makes it work hats off to emergency services for prompt work in the wake of the storms

talk through one's hat

see talk.

throw one's hat in (or into) the ring

express willingness to take up a challenge, especially to enter a political race.

Derivatives

hatful

Pronunciation: /-ˌfo͝ol/

noun (plural hatfuls)

hatless

adjective

hatted

adjective
[in combination]:a white-hatted cowboy

Origin:

Old English hætt, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hǫttr 'hood', also to hood1

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